Keynote Speakers
John H. McDowell
Distinguished University Professory at the University of Pittsburgh
Title of paper: TBA
Biography: John H. McDowell is a Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. Before coming to Pittsburgh in 1986, he taught at University College, Oxford. He has held visiting appointments at Harvard University, the University of Michigan, UCLA, and Princeton University. He was the John Locke Lecturer at Oxford University in 1991. His major interests are Greek philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics and epistemology, and ethics. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Christopher Norris
Distinguished Research Professor at Cardiff University
Title of Paper: Concept Analysis and Concept Creation: further thoughts on the
'analytic'/'continental' rift
Abstract: Analytic philosophy from Frege and Russell down has presented itself as very largely concerned with the analysis of pre-existing concepts, whether these derive from 'ordinary language' or from other, more specialized sources. 'Continental' (i.e., post-1920 mainland-European) philosophy has tended more often to devize or invent - as Deleuze would say, 'create' - new concepts for its own specific aims and purposes. In my paper I shall look more closely at this ... Read more.
Biography: Christoher Norris is a Distinguished Research Professor in Philosophy in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University. His research interests include philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophy of science, modern continental philosophy, aesthetics, and literary theory. Among his publications ... Read more.
Candace Vogler
Professor at the University of Chicago
Title of Paper: "You Owe it to Yourself"
Descriptive Paragraph: Do I have any duties to myself? The claim that I do is perfectly familiar: I owe myself a vacation because I deserve a break. My debt is also my due. In advertising and intimate conversation the claim about my obligations to myself has a point - to inspire me to make a better life for myself. But moral philosophy sometimes sounds a somber note in this otherwise uplifting chorus of voices urging me to be my own advocate ... Read more.
Biography: Candace Vogler is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and the College at the University of Chicago. Her research interests are in practical philosophy (particulary the strand of work in moral philosophy indebted to Elizabeth Anscombe), practical reason, Kant's ethics, Marx ... Read more.
